Here is a Green Business News story from SW Colorado that is a great example of what is being done. Southwestern Colorado Turns To Sunflowers For Energy By Nancy Lofholm The Denver Post For 99 years, furnace tenders like “Outback” John Schertz have loaded coal into a giant boiler in the basement of the San [...]

Several organizations are building local communities, providing training and guidance to youth and young adults, working toward increasing awareness about the need for Sustainable Local Food Systems. I’m sure there are more groups like these two: Real Food Challenge The Food Project but I just learned today about them, and want to let you know [...]

David Blume’s Alcohol Fuel for Sustainable Living Workshop March 19, 20 & 21, 2010 Nashville, Tennessee Presented by BETTER FOOD BETTER LIVING During this workshop, David Blume outlines how Americans can benefit from the production of clean, renewable alcohol fuel production and how local farmers  through these methods, can provide sustainable food and energy that [...]

This is the eleventh year that the Sustainable Living Association will have their annual “Sustainable Living Fair”. This is really a big event from what I’ve read about it. So if you are planning to be in the area in September, you should go. We will be posting more about it as it gets closer. [...]

This is a post that I had on my first site, altenergyradio.com, which I decided to change to this one.  I am now deleting that site.  I wanted to save/move this post. Jean Pain is dead now, and has been for a few years.  He was a man ahead of his time, with lots of [...]

When I come across videos and information like this, I get excited!  Things are happening across this country.  Change is in the air.  Educational systems, people involved in local government are seeing the light about changing the way we live and conduct business. The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui’s mission statement: The Sustainable Living Institute [...]

On April 26th at the Eco Village, a talk on “ Rainwater Harvesting” by Brad Lancaster, was hosted by the Los Angeles Permaculture Guild.  To read the story go to the link below. Rainwater Harvesting: Brad Lancaster shares DIY water wisdom : LA IMC Rainwater Harvesting: Brad Lancaster shares DIY water wisdom by Jennifer Murphy Saturday, [...]

I just came across this Challenge to design and submit plan for “Design of a Low Cost Rainwater Harvesting Storage Tank in a Wetland Region“.  Go there for full details. The Rockefeller Foundation is providing support to this Seeker for the design of a new rainwater harvesting storage tank for use in a wetland Region [...]